Engineer A Present Case Disability-Disclosing Licensed Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/146#Engineer_A_Present_Case_Disability-Disclosing_Licensed_Engineer
Definition
Engineer A is a licensed PE with a personal condition (implied neurodevelopmental disability protected under the ADA) who has practiced competently throughout their career but perceives potential employer/client bias upon disclosure. The BER found non-disclosure is not a deceptive act under the NSPE Code because the condition does not affect engineering practice.
Properties
Instance of
Disability-DisclosingLicensedEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#Disability-DisclosingLicensedEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer |
| condition | Personal condition protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) |
| career_status | Successful professional career, practicing competently |
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | employed_by |
| target | Engineering Employer with Disability Bias Risk Present Case |
Role category
employer_relationship
Relationships
adheresToPrinciple
ADA-Protected Condition Non-Disclosure Permissibility Applied To Engineer A, Honesty Non-Violation Finding For Engineer A Autism Silence, Omission Materiality Threshold Applied To Autism Non-Disclosure, Personal Privacy Right Invoked By Engineer A Autism Non-Disclosure, Prudential Disclosure Deliberation By Engineer A
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A functioned as a professional engineer and had a successful professional career, practicing competently, as required by the NSPE Code of Ethics
Text references
Engineer A certainly has the right to advocate for himself at his sole discretion
Engineer A functioned as a professional engineer and had a successful professional career, practicing competently, as required by the NSPE Code of Ethics
Engineer A has a personal right to privacy and, for whatever reason, the right to not communicate aspects of his condition that do not appear to affect his ability to practice engineering
Engineer A perceived the potential for bias on the part of Engineer A's employer and clients despite the fact that Engineer A's condition is clearly protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
TTL
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case146:Engineer_A_Present_Case_Disability-Disclosing_Licensed_Engineer a proeth:Disability-DisclosingLicensedEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Present Case Disability-Disclosing Licensed Engineer" ;
proeth-core:adheresToPrinciple case146:ADA-Protected_Condition_Non-Disclosure_Permissibility_Applied_To_Engineer_A,
case146:Honesty_Non-Violation_Finding_For_Engineer_A_Autism_Silence,
case146:Omission_Materiality_Threshold_Applied_To_Autism_Non-Disclosure,
case146:Personal_Privacy_Right_Invoked_By_Engineer_A_Autism_Non-Disclosure,
case146:Prudential_Disclosure_Deliberation_By_Engineer_A ;
proeth-core:hasObligation case146:Engineer_A_25-Year_Performance_Record_Materiality_Rebuttal_Present_Case,
case146:Engineer_A_ADA_Non-Disclosure_Non-Deception_Compliance_Present_Case,
case146:Engineer_A_Authentic_Self-Advocacy_Permission_Exercise_Present_Case,
case146:Engineer_A_Voluntary_Autism_Disclosure_Prudential_Weighing_Present_Case ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'condition': 'Personal condition protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)', 'career_status': 'Successful professional career, practicing competently'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Engineer A is a licensed PE with a personal condition (implied neurodevelopmental disability protected under the ADA) who has practiced competently throughout their career but perceives potential employer/client bias upon disclosure. The BER found non-disclosure is not a deceptive act under the NSPE Code because the condition does not affect engineering practice." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.95" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "146" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "discussion" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T07:38:59.519855+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "146" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T07:38:59.519855+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'employed_by', 'target': 'Engineering Employer with Disability Bias Risk Present Case'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "employer_relationship" ;
proeth:roleclass "Disability-Disclosing Licensed Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A functioned as a professional engineer and had a successful professional career, practicing competently, as required by the NSPE Code of Ethics" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A certainly has the right to advocate for himself at his sole discretion",
"Engineer A functioned as a professional engineer and had a successful professional career, practicing competently, as required by the NSPE Code of Ethics",
"Engineer A has a personal right to privacy and, for whatever reason, the right to not communicate aspects of his condition that do not appear to affect his ability to practice engineering",
"Engineer A perceived the potential for bias on the part of Engineer A's employer and clients despite the fact that Engineer A's condition is clearly protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 146 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T12:23:29.917035"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 146 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
146
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-27T07:38:59.519855+00:00
First case
146
Generated
2026-02-27T07:38:59.519855+00:00
Attributed to
Case 146 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T12:23:29.917035
Generated by
ProEthica Case 146 Extraction